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 150-167 Formal Modern Greek

Note

Available as 150-267 at 2nd-year level, 150-367 at 3rd-year level, 150-467 at 4th-year level.

Availability

Not offered in 1998.

Credit Points

18.75 1st year, 16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator

Assoc. Professor E Gauntlett

Prerequisites

Intermediate Modern Greek B or Advanced Modern Greek 2 or equivalent.

Contact

150-167: Up to six hours per week. 150-267/367/467: Up to three hours per week

Subject Description

Study and practice of Greek conventions for various types of formal discourse (including reporting, technical description, public announcement, correspondence); relevant vocabulary and grammar. Students enrolled in 150-167 will also study the socio-cultural context and historical background to contemporary usage.

Assessment

150-167: Regular written language work up to 2000 words (30%); one essay up to 2000 words (25%); and a 2-hour written examination (45%).150-267/367: Regular written language work up to 2,750 words (40%); mid-semester class test (30 minutes, 5%); oral test (10 minutes, 5%); and a 2-hour written examination (50%).150-467: Regular written language work up to 2000 words and one project up to 2000 words (70%); and a 2-hour written examination (30%).

Prescribed Texts

Regular written language work up to 2000 words (30%); one essay up to 2000 words (25%); and a 2-hour written examination (45%).

  • Vostantzoglou T, Analytikon orthografikon lexikon. Athens.
  • Mackridge P, The Modern Greek Language. Oxford or Patakis.
  • Clogg, R A, A Concise History of Greece. CUP.


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